Zishta Nakashi painting : Wall Hanging- Shringar
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Cheriyal is a small village in Warangal district of Telangana state. Cheriyal painting has been classified as a form of painting for storytelling and to entertain the audience.
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These paintings generally depict the scenes from Indian Itihasas and puranas such as Ramayana, Mahabharata, Garuda purana, Krishna leela, Markandeya purana etc.
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The process starts with making the clay plates which are tempered and made specifically for this purpose, then they are wrapped with the canvas cloth to start the painting work.
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Canvas cloth is prepared using mixture of suddha mitti, rice starch, tamarind seeds paste & tree gum. The mixture of these is applied in layers and acts as a thick canvas to paint upon. This process preserves the painting done on it and lasts for hundreds of years.
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Colours are obtained from stones and ash of oil lamp and seashells: black from ash of kerosene lamp mixed with tree gum, yellow turmeric, blue green & red from natural stones and so on.
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Most often, background is painted with bright red colour so that it highlights everything that is painted on it. The figures coloured with goat-hair brush.
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A scroll can be generally preserved upto hundred to hundred and twenty years in good condition
- These beautiful traditional paintings enhance the aesthetics of a home.
- They are to be used as wall hangings.
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Do not wipe with wet cloth.
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Do not wash the painting.
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Do not use high temperature.
